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Omaree internal investigation

The Albuquerque police department internal affairs investigation into the way officers handled cases involving Omaree is now complete.

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Updated: 11:03 PM MST Feb 24, 2014

Omaree internal investigation

The Albuquerque police department internal affairs investigation into the way officers handled cases involving Omaree is now complete.

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WEBVTT THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATION INTO THE WAY OFFICERS HANDLED CASES INVOLVING OMAREE - IS NOW COMPLETE. THE REVIEW CAME, AFTER TARGET 7 UNCOVERED THREE PRIOR POLICE CALLS TO OMAREE'S HOME, IN THE YEAR PRIOR TO THE CHILD'S DEATH. TARGET 7'S NANCY LAFLIN BROKE THE STORY, SHE'S HERE WITH WHAT'S NEXT FOR THOSE OFFICERS. CHIEF BANKS SAYS THE ENTIRE REVIEW OF HIS OFFICERS WILL NOW GO UP THE CHAIN OF COMMAND TO SEE WHAT DISCIPLINARY ACTION IF ANY WILL BE TAKEN. THE CHIEF AND CITY LEADERS HAVE BOTH SAID THEY'RE NOT RULING OUT TERMINATION IF IT'S WARRANTED. TAKE VO THIS MONTHTARGET 7 UNCOVERED MULTPLE CALLS TO OMAREE'S HOME ..INCLUDING A CALL LAST JUNE. APD SAYS TWO OFFICERS WENT THERE AFTER SOMEONE MADE A 911 CALL ON AN OPEN LINE. A DISPATCHER COULD HEAR TWO ADULTS VERBALLY ABUSING A CHILD. THEY TRACED THAT CALL TO A HOME ON COMANCHE. BUT DESPITE THE DISPATCHER URGING THE OFFICERS TO LISTEN TO THAT CALL - THEY DID NOT. THEY ALSO DID NOT WRITE A REPORT, OR INTERVIEW OMAREE AWAY FROM THE ADULTS ON THAT CALL. APD SAYS THOSE OFFICERS WERE ALSO LOGGED OUT FOR NEARLY TWO HOURS ON THE CALL ..BUT LAPEL CAM SHOWS THEY WERE THERE FOR LESS THAN 20 MINUTES. THEIR SUPERVISOR IS ALSO PART OF THAT NOW COMPLETE INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATION. WE SPOKE TO THE CHIEF ABOUT IT EARLIER THIS MONTH. HE SAID HE FOUND OUT ABOUT ALL THIS AFTER WE REQUESTED THAT 911 CALL. HE ALSO DIDIN'T RULE OUT TERMINATION. SOT WITH CHIEF ALLEN BANKS/APD) "No follow up. No. The red flags that go up.. that's why we want to bring them in and say now explain to uswhy you chose to do what you did. Why didn't you do this? Could they be fixed? Absolutley." SOT WITH ROB PERRY, CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER "Could somebody lose their job over this? I think that all options are on the table based on what comes out of that internal affairs investigation..and what the chief's office decides is appropriate disciplines for individuals involved if appropriate." NOW THE FINDINGS OF THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATION GOES UP THE CHAIN OF COMMAND TO SEE WHAT IF ANY DISCIPLINARY ACTION WILL BE TAKEN. FOR TARGET 7, I'M NANCY LAFLIN. COMING UP LATER, THE MAYOR VOWED

Omaree internal investigation

The Albuquerque police department internal affairs investigation into the way officers handled cases involving Omaree is now complete.